Noise Ordinances in Cecil County, MD (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Cecil County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cecil County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Barking Dogs
Cecil County bars owners from letting an animal continually disturb a neighborhood's quiet with frequent or long-continued noise. Under §142-19, a neighbor must first send the owner a certified-mail notice quoting the ordinance before Animal Care and Control will investigate a complaint, and a continuing violation can draw a fine of up to $1,000.
Cecil County Barking Dog Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsCecil County Code § 142-19
D. The owner shall keep an animal from continually disturbing the quiet of any person or neighborhood, or shall keep any animal from causing frequent or long-continued noise to the disturbance of the comfort or repose of any person or neighborhood. (1) Any person disturbed by a continually noisy animal shall first advise the owner or custodian who keeps such animal, by certified mail, which inc...
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